A new study indicates a common genetic variant may interact with gut bacteria to trigger chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis. The findings may help explain why people experience the disease ...

Living with ulcerative colitis means dealing with a steep learning curve to try to figure out your triggers and the best management methods that work for you. While you likely do everything you can to ...

A recent diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) can leave you reeling. Managing life in your late teens and 20s is already tough, and having an inflammatory bowel disease such as UC can make it tougher.

Many with ulcerative colitis (UC) have diligently learned to cook at home with foods that don't exacerbate symptoms or trigger flares, but dining out can diminish that sense of control. "Whenever ...

Regular stool tests already used in NHS care, combined with dietary information, could help identify people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at higher risk of relapse, a major study appearing in ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Lyla Lazear and Olivia Mamula are navigating life as young women while managing a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. “Whenever I talk about it, I’m very straight forward. I have ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers in the lower part of the digestive tract. For people living with UC, eating can become a ...

Researchers have identified a gut-genetic interaction that could trigger an overactive immune response in the colon — offering one possible explanation for the pain and bleeding of ulcerative colitis, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Los Angeles Times illustration) Researchers have identified a gut-genetic interaction that could trigger an overactive immune ...